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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: August 30, 2007 |
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Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu confirmed that he is interested in enlisting Israel Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman to run on a joint list for the next Knesset, according to the Jerusalem Post.
On Sunday, however, Lieberman rejected the proposal, saying that his party and the Likud's goals and values do not coincide and stressed that these obstacles were ideological, not personal.
"There is a gap in the outlooks of the parties," Lieberman said. "We are a right-wing secular movement with a clear socioeconomic and civilian agenda. We want the Likud to adopt our approach on changing the government system, conversion and civil unions. I'm not playing games of ego. There are people in Israeli politics who behave differently, not just ambitions and personal pretensions."
Lieberman denied entertaining the idea of challenging Netanyahu for the Likud leadership.
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